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The Treadmill Doesn't Stop
Mark Storace, Rocklin, CA – 46 at time of event (2007) It was just another Tuesday afternoon in August. I am lucky enough in my job to be able to telecommute from home once a week. It was a fairly busy day taking conference call meetings and working on project tasks. When working from home I share office space with my wife who owns her own… Read More
An Ironman After All
Scott Berens, Austin, TX – 27 at time of event (2008) Scott has the nickname ironman because he was continually partaking in extreme sports and athletic activities. Well, Scott can now truly live up to the name; he has a bionic addition. It was not by choice, and might even cramp his style a little, not that he would willingly let that… Read More
A Lucky Women Saved by Women of Influence & Inspiration
Cathy Hall, Ontario, Canada– 44 at time of event (2005) In an effort to prevent a hotel reservation penalty, Cathy lived to actually stay in hospital. She had a terrible ache in her jaw and wanted to cancel the business trip. However the hotel would not accept the late cancellation. Cathy is so very glad her economic conscience forced her… Read More
A Happy Ending Song Man
Bill Isles, Duluth, MN – 41 at time of event (1993) Memorial day 1993, Bill went to sleep with a slight chest pain. It was nothing to worry about; he’d been practicing hurdles with his high-school track-star daughter that day and must have pulled a muscle. A few days later the pain returned, after a run. By the end of the week he didn… Read More
SCA Foundation to Honor the Heroes Who Saved National Nonprofit Leader Maxwell King
October 29th event to feature rhythm and blues artist Jessica LeePITTSBURGH–October 22, 2008–The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation will host an awards reception on October 29th in Pittsburgh to honor the heroes who saved the life of national nonprofit leader, Maxwell King. The date is significant because Congress recently declared… Read More
Onorato Thanks St. Margaret Foundation for Donation of AEDs
PULSE has now placed more than 1,200 AEDs throughout Allegheny County and had its 60th save PITTSBURGH–Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato today joined Allegheny County Sheriff Bill Mullen and Pittsburgh EMS Chief Bob McCaughan to thank St. Margaret Foundation President Matt Hughes for nine new automated external defibrillators (AEDs). The… Read More
When the Heart Stops, Breaths Can Be Bad - (Part 3 of our Hands-Only Series)
Following on from our previous discussions about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), it is important to understand the clinical evidence and arguments for changing the technique in sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) cases. This third article examines the reasoning and early studies in modifying resuscitation for witnessed cardiac arrest. In fact, it is… Read More
Oh-Oh-Oh-Stayin' Alive!
LOS ANGELES–Finally, a reason to have lived through the 70s -- and another fine reason to relive one of disco's most enduring triumphs, the 1977 hit by the Brothers Gibb, "Stayin' Alive": it could save someone's life. In performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation -- CPR -- the perfect rhythm is 100 compressions per minute, and done properly, it can… Read More
Tennessee Senator Champions Value of AEDs
SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN–Tennessee Senator Bo Watson (R) spoke to a group at the Western Sizzlin’ on Thursday concerning his advocacy for legislation to implement the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in both the public and private sectors. “It seems practical to me for legislation to utilize this technology and allow its use without… Read More